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Dad sentenced for child endangering charges

A Hamilton man convicted of child endangering charges after OD'ing on heroin at a restaurant playground was sentenced Monday.

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Updated: 12:31 PM EDT Apr 14, 2014

Dad sentenced for child endangering charges

A Hamilton man convicted of child endangering charges after OD'ing on heroin at a restaurant playground was sentenced Monday.

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Updated: 12:31 PM EDT Apr 14, 2014

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WEBVTT SENTENCED TODAY .. AFTEROVERDOSING AT A MCDONALD'S...WHILE HIS CHILDREN WERE PLAYING.WLWT NEWS 5'S KRISTY DAVIS JUSTGOT BACK FROM THE COURTHOUSE...SHE HAS THE JUDGE'S DECISIONFROM OUR NEWSROOM.. KRISTY.ROBERT PALMER WAS SENTENCED TOJUST 180 DAYS IN JAIL AFTER OVERDOSING IN A CINCINNATIMCDONALD'S WHILE THE TWOCHILDREN IN HIS CARE PLAYED ...BUT THE JUDGE BELIEVES HE'LLSPEND MUCH MORE TIME BEHINDBARS.PALMER AND GIRLFRIEND TAMICAJEFFERS WERE FOUND"UNRESPONSIVE" AT THAT MC-DONALDS AFTER OVER DOSING ONHEROIN. TODAY A JUDGESENTENCED HIM TO 180 DAYS FOREACH COUNT. HOWEVER ...JEFFERS WAS ALREADY ON PROBATIONIN INDIANA ... FOR MULTIPLECHARGES, INCLUDING "DEALING ACONTROLLED SUBSTANCE"... IF HISPROBATION IS REVOKED, HE COULDSERVE 10 YEARS FOR THAT CHARGEALONE. PROSECUTORS SAY ATLEAST ONE OF THE CHILDRENACTUALLY SAW THE PAIR WHEN THEYOVERDOSED AND BELIEVED THEY WEREDEAD. BUT THEY SAY PALMER,STILL DOESN'T GRASP THE DEPTH OFHIS ADDICTION.<he ended the evaluation early,he says he doesn't needtreatment, he has littleappreciation for the seriousnessof this offense and the problemtha theobviously has with pain killersand heroin.FISHER'S GIRL FRIEND TAMICAJEFFERS WILL GO TO TRIAL NEXT.SHE IS ALSO CHARGED WITH 2COUNTS OF CHILD ENDANGERING INTHE NEWSROOM - - KD - - WLWTNEWS 5

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Dad sentenced for child endangering charges

A Hamilton man convicted of child endangering charges after OD'ing on heroin at a restaurant playground was sentenced Monday.